It was not about Mickey having an opinion. I did not think he was trolling the entire time. It was when he lambasted me for the entirety of one of his posts. Go read it and see how overwrought it is. I do not see how I could have angered someone so much although your welcome to point it out if that is the case.   See 15 other replies

I'm not big into calling people trolls, but when they accuse me of being a troll when they certainly better fit the description I have no problem throwing it back at them.
I have started threads before, but I hardly think that is nessisary to share reactions to a show, thoughts, questions or ideas. I have done that plenty of times in other peolple's threads. I find it hard to believe that you could read any signifigant amount of my posts without gaining an understanding of my opinions of the shows I watch, or without having ample opportunity to respond to my ideas, which I would welcome.
I Have paragraphs of my opinions on the characters and structure of this show on this page. If this guy had responded to one of those instead of an off hand comment about how the world around you is interesting we could have been talking about Jeff and Abeds special relationship, a comparison between the paintball episodes in the first and second seasons, or Dungeons and Dragons.   See 15 other replies

In this place, when is somebody not a troll? Have an opinion, and the accusations can fly. Sometimes I think it's better to be having these kinds conversations the old fashioned way—in a pub, face to face, where buying a beer can make up for going too far.Like I said, I'm not always on the same forums as you, but for what it's worth, Mickey, the times I've seen you here, I've noticed that you usually respond to an OP. That's a comfortable place to be, choosing when and how to be intellectual and witty, and you're a smart guy, so it works well, but I've never seen you start a thread yourself. I've never seen you share your reactions to a show, thoughts, questions or ideas, looking for others to respond to you with their ideas and thoughts.   See 15 other replies

Sure. I must be trolling. Because this all started when i found something you said almost a year ago, completely misinterperated it, and started a fight about it. As for you no longer responding to me, that would be lovely.   See 15 other replies

I have looked at his other posts and it is just strange. Sure he is not afraid to take controversial stances I am just confused by his latest post which is literally almost completely deriding me and my intellectual level. I admitted my firsts response was far too crass and incorrect in some ways. In response he gives his last post which is just so ridiculous and extreme that it is approaching trolling(in my opinion it was trolling and I will no longer respond to him). I for one think Texas is ridiculous in many ways(Rick Perry Included) ,but his statement was misleading regardless of his perspective. In no way will I believe Mickey that he was merely genuinely interested in secession, rather that he saw an opportunity for a cheap political shot when a post mentioned Texas.   See 15 other replies

Well, Kevin, Mickey's not above controversy. It's rare when I don't see Mickey debating about something, but I don't always frequent the same show forums as he does, so I really wouldn't know. I will say that there can be a sense of absolutism, especially when he states that you generally "have no idea what you are talking about." It makes for a short conversation. Of course, he's not the only one, and I've done that myself from time to time.The OP's comment, "... nothing that interesting ever happens" in Texas may be true, depending on age, background, economic status, etc., compared to, say, NYC. It's all a matter of perspective. Outsiders like Mickey focus on Perry, a friend of mine would jump to SXSW. I don't know much about living in Texas, myself. I suspect it's hot.It's just a matter of perspective. Nanci Griffith once said of her great aunt living on the Texas plain during the Dustbowl days that the wind would blow so hard sometimes it seemed it'd blow the house to clear to Oklahoma—and she, by God, didn't want to live in Oklahoma.   See 15 other replies